OUYA ships to Kickstarter backers on March 28

OUYA -- the $99 Android gaming console that started all kinds of fires on Kickstarter, eventually earning some $8.5 million in pledges -- today announced that consoles will begin shipping to backers on March 28. Production is well under way, the company said, with a full launch scheduled for June, when the console also will be available in stores.

OUYAs will begin shipping to Kickstarter backers on March 28. That’s right. Parts are in the factory and assembly lines are buzzing. We’ll gradually ramp up production as we make sure things are working. (Our full launch is still set for June, which is when OUYA will be available in stores!)

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of you will receive your OUYA, and you’ll get to start playing right away. You will also get to watch OUYA evolve over the coming weeks and months. We’ll continue to add new features, refine our user experience, and bring on more games. As always, we appreciate your feedback (and apply it), so keep it coming.

I cant see it replacing a PS4 or an Xbox, but with its price point and bluetooth controller I will definitely be picking one up. Ever since I downloaded shadowgun deadzone I have been considering getting a controller for my Nexus 7. Now I have the opportunity to get one along with an incredibly mobile indie games platform running Jellybean? Sounds fantastic!

Take a second look at that paragraph, the photos they have are of the developers special, say if you had paid $700 to get early access to the platform and code. They made this group see through to highlight its components, sort of for fun.

The store models and early purchases will come in the brushed silver, although if you bought one of kickstarter in the last week you could get the limited edition bronzed OUYA that had sort of a steampunk vibe to it. That one was my favorite design personally.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I will not believe in it until I see that it gets in the hands of customers! If they can get this off without a hitch, I'll be impressed. But until that point, I'll be skeptical.

I am super excited to get mine. I just hope it doesn't take forever to get them all out the door. I am super excited about the games that they have been announcing lately as well. Especially that some of the big names in the gaming world are going to be releasing exclusive titles for Ouya as well. - Ouya news, reviews, rumors and more: Ouya Report www.ouyareport.com

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